The Fifth Queen
by Ford Madox Ford
“In a court ruled by fear and ambition, innocence is the most dangerous gamble of all.”
Amidst the lethal shadows of the Tudor court, the beautiful and idealistic Catherine Howard becomes a dangerous pawn in a high-stakes game of religious and political dominance. As she catches the eye of a volatile King Henry VIII, she must navigate the treacherous schemes of Thomas Cromwell in a world where one wrong step leads to the scaffold.
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